Back Bay & Wooded Malabar Hill Bombay, 1890 Photo
A 1890 photo of the Back Bay and the wooded area of Malabar Hill in Bombay (Mumbai). Malabar Hill and Back Bay are part of the “H” shaped Bombay Island before its reclamation. A lone boat is anchored near the shore of the Back Bay. Some homes and buildings are visible on the shores and on the hill.
Towards the tip of the Malabar Hill is the Malabar Point. It is where the Raj Bhavan is located. During the British era, it was the Government House, the residence of the British Governor of Bombay. After the “Back Bay Reclamation Project,” the curved, gravelly shore was expanded to become the famous Chowpatty Beach. The lone boat is either a fishing boat or a timber boat. Timber was offloaded on one corner of the beach called Lakdi Bunder or Timber Depot.
Read also Exploring the rich history of Mumbai’s Malabar Hill.
Did you know – Malabar Hill was where the pirates or Malabaris (from Malabar/Kerala) took refuge, thus giving the place its name.
Past posts – Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph 1894., Main Street In British Era Poona, 1910 Postcard., Tipu Sultan’s Great Seal of State – 1802 Print., Construction of Willingdon Island Kochi, 1929 Map.
